Police seize Kalashnikov, handguns after Toulouse shooting
Police arrested two men and seized two handguns and an assault rifle in Toulouse's Bellefontaine district, a day after a shooting wounded a man in the nearby La Reynerie estate.
Incidents in this story
- Passage Duhamel, Bellefontaine, Toulouse · night of 24-25 October: Two arrested, weapons seized in Bellefontaine
- La Reynerie, Toulouse · night of 23-24 October: Scooter gunmen wound man in jaw in La Reynerie (1 injured)
Police arrested two men and seized two handguns and an assault rifle in the Bellefontaine district of Toulouse, France, in the early hours of Sunday, a day after a shooting wounded a man in the jaw in the nearby La Reynerie estate, news site Actu.fr reported.
Saturday's shooting happened when two men on a scooter opened fire with a high-calibre weapon at a man in La Reynerie, wounding him in the jaw, Actu.fr reported, citing police.
Officers from the anti-crime squad were on night patrol when they were called to reports of gunfire and saw a group of men fleeing a building on Passage Duhamel, in the neighbouring Bellefontaine district. The group split up as police arrived: one man armed with a handgun threw the weapon away before escaping, while two others were detained near the building's entrance hall, Actu.fr reported.
A search of the building turned up two handguns and an assault rifle, which officers seized immediately. The two men taken into custody were not themselves carrying weapons when they were stopped, but were placed in police custody for questioning, according to Actu.fr.
Investigators have not yet established whether the two men or the seized weapons are linked to Saturday's shooting in La Reynerie or to other recent shootings that Actu.fr said have left the neighbourhood badly shaken this year.
The Bellefontaine and La Reynerie estates, both in Toulouse's Mirail district, have been the scene of a months-long rivalry between drug trafficking groups, which has caused several shootings, according to Actu.fr. A young man was killed and others wounded in a shooting in the area on 15 September.
Actu.fr, reporting on the unrest, asked what was happening in the cités of Toulouse, a city it referred to by its nickname, the 'Ville rose'.
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What we know
- Official · police Police arrested two men and seized two handguns and an assault rifle in Toulouse's Bellefontaine district in the early hours of Sunday.
- Official · police The arrests came a day after a shooting wounded a man in the jaw in the nearby La Reynerie estate.
- 1 outlet · Actu.fr Saturday's shooting involved two men on a scooter who opened fire with a high-calibre weapon, Actu.fr reported.
- Official · police It is not yet established whether the men or weapons are linked to that shooting or other recent violence in the area.
- 1 outlet · Actu.fr A rivalry between drug trafficking groups in Bellefontaine and La Reynerie has caused several shootings in recent months, including a fatal one on 15 September.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Whether the two arrested men or the seized weapons are connected to Saturday's shooting in La Reynerie.
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Why it matters for Europe
The arrests add to a tense run of gang violence in Toulouse's Mirail district, where rival drug trafficking groups based in Bellefontaine and La Reynerie have clashed repeatedly in recent months, including a fatal shooting in September. The repeated gunfire in the same two neighbouring estates points to an unresolved turf dispute rather than an isolated incident.
Sources
Reported by 2 reports from 2 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- La Dépêche du Midi: Manifestations à Toulouse : "Ils ont peur", comment les commerçants s'inquiètent pour leur avenir après deux samedis sans clients
- Actu.fr: 24 heures après la fusillade de la Reynerie à Toulouse, les policiers interpellent deux individus lourdement armés
- La Dépêche du Midi: Fusillades à Toulouse : deux individus interpellés avec armes de poing et kalachnikov
- La Dépêche du Midi: Manifestation du 24 octobre à Toulouse : un blessé grave avec "une main délabrée", des incidents limités mais un centre-ville en berne. Bilan contrasté après l'acte II "contre la vie chère"
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Questions and answers
- What did police find in Toulouse?
- Officers seized two handguns and an assault rifle and arrested two men in the Bellefontaine district, Actu.fr reported.
- Is this linked to the La Reynerie shooting?
- Investigators have not yet established a link between the arrests and the shooting a day earlier that wounded a man in the jaw.
- Why has there been violence in this area?
- A rivalry between drug trafficking groups in Bellefontaine and La Reynerie has caused several shootings in recent months, including a fatal one in September.
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